Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Conco Companies offer our concrete services to projects throughout the Western U.S. and many of the prominent buildings we help to construct have received high LEED certifications. The following is a short description of some of the criteria that … Continue reading →

The Conco Companies are one of the foremost providers of superior concrete formwork as well as place and finishing, reinforcing, concrete pumping and shotcrete services in the Western United States. Over the last several decades, there have been major advancements … Continue reading →

Structural concrete or reinforced concrete is classified as precast or cast-in-place concrete and provides the required strength to allow many of today’s challenging architectural designs to be achieved. The amount of steel that is embedded into the concrete is based … Continue reading →

The Conco Companies offer a range of services that include quality concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, and shotcrete. We also own a fleet of construction hauling trucks and operate one of the largest pumping companies in the U.S. Our … Continue reading →

Conventional cast-in-place concrete and shotcrete share many of the same properties but shotcrete provides an advantage in placement. It bonds with most substrates instantly or very rapidly, which makes it a good choice on complex forms or shapes. Similarities to … Continue reading →

The aggregate in a concrete mix effectively carries the compression load to make concrete strong in compression. However concrete is weak in tension as the cement holding the aggregate in place is susceptible to cracking and can result in the … Continue reading →

Several decades ago, used concrete was simply hauled away to landfills for disposal. While this presented a quick solution for getting rid of the concrete, it not only started filling up landfills but was viewed poorly from an environmental standpoint. … Continue reading →